May 02, 2011, 10:15AM

At Times Square and Ground Zero, on trains and in the streets, on sidewalks and in living rooms before the television, Americans celebrated the death of the Osama bin Laden today as if a war had been won. They sang the national anthem, chanted "USA, USA" and screamed the Pledge of Allegiance, they burned a picture of the terrorist... Full story »

May 02, 2011, 6:06AM

NEW YORK — Hundreds of New Yorkers rushed to Ground Zero early Monday morning, hanging an American flag from a lamppost and popping bottles of champagne outside the former site of the Twin Towers' wreckage as they celebrated the death of Osama bin Laden. By 1 a.m., nearly 1,000 overjoyed city residents stood at the corner of Church and... Full story »

May 02, 2011, 3:01AM

WASHINGTON — The death of Osama bin Laden ends his personal campaign of hatred that was carried out across the globe with bullets, bombs and the suicidal zeal of legions of radical Muslim followers. While the loss of bin Laden is a blow to the international terror network he spent years building, it hardly neutralizes al Qaeda and its... Full story »

May 02, 2011, 1:33AM

WASHINGTON — The operation that killed wanted terrorist Osama bin Laden was conducted with both American and Pakistani forces, according to a report on CNN.com. It's unclear who fired the fatal shot that struck bin Laden in the head, the report said. Before the raid by Navy SEALs, U.S. intelligence forces had been monitoring the compound where the wanted... Full story »

May 02, 2011, 1:18AM

JERSEY CITY — The news of Osama bin Laden's death drew a range of reactions from residents in Jersey City, filling some with pride and others with worry over who might take bin Laden's place at the head of al Qaeda. Daniel Chacon, 25, of Lodi, said he remembers watching the second plane strike the twin towers from a... Full story »

May 02, 2011, 1:09AM

NEW YORK — The New York Police Department is welcoming news about the death of terror leader Osama bin Laden. Police Commissioner Ray Kelly says bin Laden’s killing in a U.S. mission in Pakistan is a "welcome milestone" for the friends and families of those who died on Sept. 11, 2001, and for those "who remain tenaciously engaged in... Full story »

May 02, 2011, 12:54AM

WASHINGTON — The White House has released the text of President Obama's address to the nation Sunday night: "Good evening. Tonight, I can report to the American people and to the world that the United States has conducted an operation that killed Osama bin Laden, the leader of al Qaeda, and a terrorist who’s responsible for the murder of... Full story »

May 02, 2011, 12:43AM

NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says Americans have kept their promise after Sept. 11 to capture or kill Osama bin Laden. President Barack Obama announced Sunday night bin Laden was killed in an operation led by the United States. Bloomberg says the killing of the terrorist leader doesn't lessen the suffering Americans experienced at his... Full story »

May 02, 2011, 12:19AM

TRENTON — New Jersey lawmakers are issuing statements following tonight's announcement that Osama bin Laden was killed by U.S. forces. Gov. Chris Christie lauded the Obama administration's efforts last night, but also stopped to remember the countless New Jersey residents who suffered the "unspeakable and devastating consequences of terrorism" during the Sept. 11 attacks. "There is hardly a life... Full story »